The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-03-24
Drainage.

AN ACT to provide for the formation and organ.
ization Of drainage districts for the draining
and sanitary purposes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION i. Whenever the board Of county
commissioners OF any county In this state deem
it conducive to the public health, convenience
and we! flare and of public benefit and utility to
OF their county thew shall have the power at any
regular session to organize such county into a
drainage district. and upon such organization
the same shall be known and designated as the
- county drainage district" Such orcani-
cation shall be effected by an order adopted by a
majority vote Of the whole number OF commits
sloneis which order shall be in substantially the
following form:
STATE OF MINNESOTA, GO
County OF -. jSs'
county OF --- (namlug the county, do here
by order and determine that the said county be
ard the same is hereby organized into drainage
chapter of the General Laws of 1887 Citing
this act). [Signed] --
Dated ---- Chairman.
which order shall he signed by the chairman
and attested by the auditor and recorded at
length In the records OF the proceedings OF the
ord hereinafter provided for: and thereupon
such county shall become a drainage district
without any further act or ceremony, AM! shall
be deemed to have accepted all the provisions of
this ACT and to be bound by all its obligations
and requirements
SEC. =. The board of county commissioners of
any county so organized into a drainage district,
as provided in the preceding section, shall be the
drainage commissioners OF such district, and
shall De known by the corporate name OF the
board Of drainage commissioners OF --
county drainage district" aud by that name
shall be body corporate with power to sue and
BE- sued. plead and be implicated, contract and
supervision and control Of all drainage matters
pertaining to their district subject to the pro-
visions and requirements OF this act. While
acting as a drainage board they shall hold meet
ings Tor the transaction OF drainage business
separate and distinct from their meetings as a
board of county commissioners, and shall be
paid for their services drainage board the
same per Clom and mileage as is now allowed
them by law for their services as county COM
mssiouers, which fees shall be paid by the treas
urer of the county upon the warrant of the clerk
OF the drainage board out ct the drainage fund
hereinafter provided for; but they shall in no
case draw pay for the same day i'll both capaci
ties.
The chairman of the board Of county COM
missioners shall be eX-otficio chairman OF the
board OF drainage commissioners.
SEC. ). The county audito. of each county so
org 4nlzcd into drainage district shall lie the
clerk of the board Of drainage commissioners Of
his county. He shall he the custodian of all
BOOKS papers and records pertaining to drainage
matters in his county, and shall keep III a we'll
bound book to be known as the Drainage Rec
ord record of all the proceedings OF the board
Of drainage commissioners OF his county, and
shall ter at length therein all orders and find
1ngs of the drainage commissioners pertaining to
the subject OF drainage
In addition to the salary allowed him bylaw
as county auditor he shall be paid for his services
as clerk Of such board Of drainage commission
board shall be in session, ten cents per folio for
the records he is required to make by the pro-
visions Of this act, five cents for filing each petit
tlOn order or other paper which he shall be re-
quired to file and preserve as such clerk. and a
sum equal TO one per cent in each year Of the
amount raised by special assessment for drain
age purpO in his county for such year as COM
pensation for all other services herein required
of him; all such fees and compensation to DE
audited and allowed to him by the drainage
board Of his county and paid out of the drainage
fund hereinafter provided for.
SEC. 4. The county treasurer Of each county
so organized into drainage district shall be the
to the board OF drainage commissioners of his
county, with sufficient surcties to be approved
by such board, and in such amount as they shall
determine, but in no case for less than the whole
amount Of mon v likely to come into his hands
in any one year such treasurer. Said bond
shall be conditioned that such treasurer will
that he will receive, safely keep and pay over,
according to law, all moneys which shall come
into his hands as treasurer of such drainage
district. Tie shall receive and safely keep all
moneys directed by law to be paid him as such
treasurer, and shall pay out the same only on
the warrant of the drainage clerk or order OF the
chairman and attested by the clerk thereof
He shall keep the funds Of the drainage district
separate ana distinct from those OF the COuntT
and keep proper accounts of the same in suit
able books to DO provided by the drainage COM
miss,oners. and they may at any time require
the treasurer to exhibit and count in their pres
ence the funds in his hands belonging to the
drainage district when the board deem it advis-
able. They may make the same arrangements
for the deposit of the funds Of the drainage dis
trict with any bank or banks as are authorized
by law for such deposits of county funds. AS
compensation for the services required Of him
by this act the treasurer shall be allowed two
t2) per cent on all sums OF money coming into
his hands as such treasurer from the proceeds
OF the assessments provided for in this act, the
same to he audited and allowed to him out Of
drainage commissioners.
SEC. 5. The board OF drainage commissioners
shall be board of audit for their drainage dis
trict, and shall audit and allow all legal &C.
counts, claims and demands against their drain
age district except their own compensation
Before any such account, claim or demand shall
be audited or allowed it shall be itemized and
duly verified by the claimant. his agent or at
torney, to the effect that the same ia just and
true demand against such drainage district.
that the Same Is due and that no part thereof
has been paid.
SEC. 6. It shall be the duty Of the board of
county commissioners Of any county so organ
lied into a drainage district to supply at the
expense OF their county he clerk of the board of
drainage commissioners and the treasurer Of the
drainage district with such records, account
books aud stationery as those officers may
Quire for keeping the records and accounts and
transacting the necessary business OF the drain
age district Of the county.
SEQ. z. In any county organized into drain
age district under the provisions Of this act q
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